Know anything interesting about Triumph?

[Virt]

Got an interview at Triumph Motorcycles tomorrow morning, just curious if anyone knows some lesser known/interesting facts about the company. I've been doing a stalker-level amount of research into them but everything I find seems to be common knowledge

[seb421]

yeh its not that british at all lol its mostly china manufactured items with some of the assembly done here

good luck with the interview, what job you going for?

[Virt]

Well yeah, I guessed that much but I don't think it's best to bring that up in an interview at the factory :L Thanks though, I'm going in for a Parts Quality apprentice.. it's nothing amazing but it's working with bikes, getting paid and getting qualifications.. I don't see what's not to like I've also applied for two other jobs there, Junior CAD Design and Junior Engineer, but they aren't even getting into the pre-interview stages until next year :/

[Stratman]

You could say something about the heritage of Edward Turner's 1934 Speed Twin living on in not only the retro range of new Bonnevilles but also that the Trident, which was a 750cc triple made in the 1970s, pioneered the triple cylinder configuration which they still use today.

[Kev L]

There is a free Google App with the history of the marque since it was formed to the current day. it's just designated with a large T and it's free but is just a list of facts, no piccies. Might be of use to you.
Good luck with the interview fella.

[Virt]

There is a free Google App with the history of the marque since it was formed to the current day. it's just designated with a large T and it's free but is just a list of facts, no piccies. Might be of use to you.
Good luck with the interview fella.

Okay, time to search the interwebs. Thank you

[lloydie]

All I know is they do a really nice green paint :-)

[Virt]

All I know is they do a really nice green paint :-)

But they're Caspian blue is so much better... And you just stole it, you're not a real Honda fan. Especially not a VTR one ;)

[thumperslaw]

They leak oil to

[lumpyv]

did you get the job then ??

[Virt]

No idea, don't find out until mid-January Interview went well though, hoping they forgive me for owning a Honda though

[StormingHonda]

They leak oil to

The new ones dont, would put money on a new honda leaking oil before a new Triumph did.

Mind you, he could have asked, where the braincells were when they were designing the Daytona, speed triple T509, 955i,TT600 and speed four when it came to dropping or tilting the engine in the frame to check valve clearance, and why they get 9 hours for a full service interval for these model for what I would percieve as a design fault.

[tony.mon]

Hope you get the job.
Always fancied a Trip, but I don't dare ride one in case I then can't live without it.
As soon as I've had a bad day it'll be on the credit card.
Women go to get their nails done, I buy bikes to cheer myself up.

Will you get a Company Bike, or at least, decent factory discount?

They'll be a pile of gold forks and sussies in a dark corner of the stockroom, too....

[Virt]

Hope you get the job.
Always fancied a Trip, but I don't dare ride one in case I then can't live without it.
As soon as I've had a bad day it'll be on the credit card.
Women go to get their nails done, I buy bikes to cheer myself up.

Will you get a Company Bike, or at least, decent factory discount?

They'll be a pile of gold forks and sussies in a dark corner of the stockroom, too....

Thanks, only two weeks until the email comes You should ride them, my dad rode a Sprint and after 10 minutes of a test ride, in the pouring rain, he'd never felt more comfortable (even on bridgestone tyres!). You can always just ask santa for one next year ;)
Because it's only an apprenticeship I don't think I get either a bike or discount until it's completed and I'm offered a more permanent position, though they apparently give quite generous discounts on bikes and parts to staff members.. Which means I'm getting my dad a Sprint GT to swap for his Sprint ST Wouldn't want a company bike from them, the only sensible one that appeals is the street triple (I love they Daytona, but I sat on one at Motorcycle Live and I'm too tall for it) as anything else is too big.. And then they'd have to restrict it too, too much hassle, and I'm getting my VTR at some point next year too.

[AMCQ46]

Good luck, hope he email is good news when it comes